Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology 4e

APPENDIX 1.1
Metric–U.S. Customary Conversion Chart
To convert U.S. customary units to metric units
Length or distance
inches 3 2.54 5 centimeters
feet 3 0.3048 5 meters
yards 3 0.9144 5 meters
miles 3 1.6093 5 kilometers
To convert metric units to U.S. customary units
centimeters 3 0.3937 5 inches
meters 3 3.2808 5 feet
meters 3 1.0936 5 yards
kilometers 3 0.6214 5 miles
Area
in. 2 3 6.452 5 cm 2
cm 2 3 0.1550 5 in. 2
ft 2 3 0.929 5 m 2
m 2 3 10.764 5 ft 2
mi 2 3 2.590 5 km 2 km 2 3 0.3861 5 mi 2
Volume
in. 3 3 16.3872 5 cm 3
ft 3 3 0.02832 5 m 3
U.S. gallons 3 3.7853 5 liters
Mass
ounces 3 28.3495 5 grams
pounds 3 0.45359 5 kilograms
cm 3 3 0.0610 5 in. 3
m 3 3 35.314 5 ft 3
liters 3 0.2642 5 U.S. gallons
grams 3 0.03527 5 ounces
kilograms 3 2.20462 5 pounds
Density
lb/ft 3 3 0.01602 5 g/cm 3 g/cm 3 3 62.4280 5 lb/ft 3
Velocity
ft/s 3 0.3048 5 m/s
mph 3 1.6093 5 km/h
m/s 3 3.2804 5 ft/s
km/h 3 0.6214 5 mph
Temperature
0.55 3 (°F − 32) 5 °C (1.8 3 °C) 1 32 5 °F
Pressure
lb/in 2 3 0.0703 5 kg/cm 2 kg/cm 2 3 14.2233 5 lb/in 2
For U.S. customary units
1 foot (ft) 5 12 inches (in.)
1 yard (yd) 5 3 feet
1 mile (mi) 5 5,280 feet
For metric units
1 centimeter (cm) 5 10 millimeters (mm)
1 meter (m) 5 100 centimeters
1 kilometer (km) 5 1,000 meters
1 milliliter (mL) 5 1 cm 3
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